Proverbs 13

1 A WISE son [heareth] his father’s instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

son: child wise discipline father and to mock not to hear: hear rebuke

2 A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the treacherous [shall eat] violence.

from fruit lip man to eat good and soul: appetite to act treacherously violence

3 He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life: [but] he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

to watch lip his to keep: guard soul: life his to open lips his terror to/for him

4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

to desire and nothing soul his sluggish and soul sharp to prosper

5 A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.

word: because deception to hate righteous and wicked to stink and be ashamed

6 Righteousness guardeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

righteousness to watch integrity way: conduct and wickedness to pervert sin

7 There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great wealth.

there to enrich and nothing all be poor and substance many

8 The ransom of a man’s life is his riches: but the poor heareth no threatening.

ransom soul: life man riches his and be poor not to hear: hear rebuke

9 The light of the righteous rejoiceth: but the lamp of the wicked shall be put out.

light righteous to rejoice and lamp wicked to put out

10 By pride cometh only contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.

except in/on/with arrogance to give: give strife and with to advise wisdom

11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall have increase.

substance from vanity to diminish and to gather upon hand to multiply

12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

hope to draw be weak: ill heart and tree life desire to come (in): fulfill

13 Whoso despiseth the word bringeth destruction on himself: but he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded.

to despise to/for word to destroy to/for him and afraid commandment he/she/it to complete

14 The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

instruction wise fountain life to/for to turn aside: depart from snare death

15 Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of the treacherous is rugged.

understanding pleasant to give: give favor and way: conduct to act treacherously strong

16 Every prudent man worketh with knowledge: but a fool spreadeth out folly.

all prudent to make: do in/on/with knowledge and fool to spread folly

17 A wicked messenger falleth into evil: but a faithful ambassador is health.

messenger wicked to fall: fall in/on/with bad: evil and envoy faithful healing

18 Poverty and shame [shall be to] him that refuseth correction: but he that regardeth reproof shall be honoured.

poverty and dishonor to neglect discipline and to keep: guard argument to honor: honour

19 The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.

desire to be (to please *LAH(b)*) to/for soul and abomination fool to turn aside: depart from bad: evil

20 Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise: but the companion of fools shall smart for it.

(to go: walk *Q(K)*) with wise (be wise *Q(K)*) and to accompany fool be evil

21 Evil pursueth sinners: but the righteous shall be recompensed with good.

sinner to pursue distress: harm and [obj] righteous to complete good

22 A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children; and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.

pleasant to inherit son: child son: child and to treasure to/for righteous strength: rich to sin

23 Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice.

abundance food fallow ground be poor and there to snatch in/on/with not justice

24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

to withhold tribe: staff his to hate son: child his and to love: lover him to seek him discipline

25 The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.

righteous to eat to/for satiety soul: appetite his and belly: abdomen wicked to lack